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Passive Aggressive
It might have been easier to leave if he'd used his fists. Passive-aggressive abuse is harder to name, harder to prove, and harder to leave. Written April 2013, still processing.
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I’ll See Your Divorce and Raise You an Abuser
A book I read triggered some reflections on the divorce and how it all went down. And something about a game of poker...
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A Lame Excuse By Any Other Name, Is Still Lame
When your ex forgets your birthday and somehow makes it your fault, that's not an oversight — it's passive aggression. Recognizing the manipulation is a win.
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Recompense of a Liar
He lied to me for 14 years and then expected the truth when it counted. I kept every divorce plan from him because payback is a bitch.
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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire…
He admitted to his affair partner that he never told me the truth — not once, not in 14 years. On discovering you've been married to a stranger the entire time.